War on Iran heightens calls for Jones Act relief
Mark Coleman March 12, 2026
…Donald Trump this week to consider a Jones Act waiver has been Guam Sen. Jesse Lujan. In a KUAM News article headlined “Jones Act waiver for Guam requested to allow…
…Donald Trump this week to consider a Jones Act waiver has been Guam Sen. Jesse Lujan. In a KUAM News article headlined “Jones Act waiver for Guam requested to allow…
…those commentaries included Hawaii’s high cost of living, the state’s housing shortage, barriers to the rebuilding of Lahaina, taxes, healthcare, the Jones Act, job opportunities, Hawaii’s population exodus and more….
The following “Island Voices” commentary was first published on Nov. 26, 2025, in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser under the headline “No need to fib about Jones Act burden.” _____________ By Mark…
…rail, among many others. The Jones Act goblin’s purpose is to frighten people away from reforming or repealing the Jones Act, which restricts shipping competition between U.S. ports and causes…
…is increased with the Jones Act. Even Jones Act proponents acknowledge that these costs are increased. The problem in Washington is that they’re actually trying to make the Jones Act…
…really calling out the hypocrisy of the Jones Act and meeting the national security arguments of the Jones Act head-on. What people don’t know about the Jones Act, and its…
…in foreign-owned and foreign-crewed vessels. But most important, it would create a Jones Act exemption for ships purchased from our allies. Reforming the Jones Act’s U.S.-build requirement is exactly what…
…laws on the books: The case of the Jones Act.” All right, “The case of the Jones Act” explains why. So we’ll delve into that with Colin Grabow, who is…
…the citing of data from studies commissioned by pro–Jones Act organizations. Government officials and nominees are often quizzed on their Jones Act loyalty in confirmation hearings, creating a system where support for the…
…Act include: >>”U.S. maritime jobs disappearing despite Jones Act,” December 2024. >>”Alaska: The Jones Act’s original victim,” November 2021. >>”Five myths about the Jones Act,” July 2021. >>”Quantifying the cost…
…Donald Trump this week to consider a Jones Act waiver has been Guam Sen. Jesse Lujan. In a KUAM News article headlined “Jones Act waiver for Guam requested to allow…
…those commentaries included Hawaii’s high cost of living, the state’s housing shortage, barriers to the rebuilding of Lahaina, taxes, healthcare, the Jones Act, job opportunities, Hawaii’s population exodus and more….
The following “Island Voices” commentary was first published on Nov. 26, 2025, in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser under the headline “No need to fib about Jones Act burden.” _____________ By Mark…
…rail, among many others. The Jones Act goblin’s purpose is to frighten people away from reforming or repealing the Jones Act, which restricts shipping competition between U.S. ports and causes…
…is increased with the Jones Act. Even Jones Act proponents acknowledge that these costs are increased. The problem in Washington is that they’re actually trying to make the Jones Act…
…really calling out the hypocrisy of the Jones Act and meeting the national security arguments of the Jones Act head-on. What people don’t know about the Jones Act, and its…
…in foreign-owned and foreign-crewed vessels. But most important, it would create a Jones Act exemption for ships purchased from our allies. Reforming the Jones Act’s U.S.-build requirement is exactly what…
…laws on the books: The case of the Jones Act.” All right, “The case of the Jones Act” explains why. So we’ll delve into that with Colin Grabow, who is…
…the citing of data from studies commissioned by pro–Jones Act organizations. Government officials and nominees are often quizzed on their Jones Act loyalty in confirmation hearings, creating a system where support for the…
…Act include: >>”U.S. maritime jobs disappearing despite Jones Act,” December 2024. >>”Alaska: The Jones Act’s original victim,” November 2021. >>”Five myths about the Jones Act,” July 2021. >>”Quantifying the cost…
